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Verse 80of 123
قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ ءَاوِىٓ إِلَىٰ رُكْنٍۢ شَدِيدٍۢ﴿٨٠﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
He said, "If only I had against you some power or could take refuge in a strong support."
Word-by-word meaning
قَالَqālaHe said
لَوْlawIf
أَنَّannathat
لِىlīI had
بِكُمْbikumover you
قُوَّةًquwwatanpower
أَوْawor
ءَاوِىٓāwīI could take refuge
إِلَىٰilāin
رُكْنٍۢruk'nina support
شَدِيدٍۢshadīdinstrong
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Lut's Inability, His Desire for Strength and the Angels' Informing Him of the RealityAllah, the Exalted says that Lut was threatening them with his statement,لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً(Would that I had strength (men) to overpower you,) meaning, `I would surely have made an example of you and done (harm) to you from myself and my family.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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